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amsterdam phrasebook
learn the lingo

useful language from our non-tourist phrase book:
compiled by Foggy

"I need an ambulance, the spiders are everywhere and I'm really quite scared"
Dutch: Ik heb een ambulance nodig, er zijn overal spinnen en ik ben heel erg bang.
Phonetic: Ick hep un um-boo-luns-uh no-digg, ur sign over-ul spin-nun en ick ben hail air-gggh bung.

"I'm sorry - I've had too much to drink"
Dutch: "Sorry - ik heb te veel gedronken".
Phonetic: Sorry, Ick hep ter fale gggggu-dronk-ken
(the G sound in Dutch is the sound you make whilst dislodging phlegm stuck in the back of your throat)

"Do you charge by the hour, or by the inch?"
Dutch: "Rekent u per uur, of per centimeter?"
Phonetic: Ray-cunt ooo purr oo-err, ov purr cent-e-may-ter?

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"Hi, is it busy inside tonight?"
Dutch: "Hoi, is het vanavond druk?"
Phonetic: Hoy, isss ut van-are-fond drrrr-uck
(Roll your R's)

"I'm here on holiday, my Grandmother is Dutch"
Dutch: Ik ben hier met vakantie, mijn oma komt uit Nederland
Phonetic: Ick ben here met far-cunt-see, mine oh-mar kom-t out Neigh-der-lund

"Ajax/Feyenoord are the greatest team in the world"
Dutch: Ajax/Feyenoord is de beste club van de wereld.
Phonetic: I-yacks/Faye-yun-noard iss duh bes-ter clup vun duh were-held

"I have diplomatic immunity"
Dutch: Ik heb diplomatische immuniteit.
Phonetic: Ick hep deep-low-mat-ish-uh im-mune-eee-tight

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"So, Tulips are great aren't they?"
Dutch: Tulpen zijn gaaf he?
Phonetic: Tull-pen sign gggggarf huh?

"I appear to have soiled myself, could you please call me a taxi?"
Dutch: Ik heb mezelf lichtelijk bevuild, kunt u een taxi voor mij bestellen?
Phonetic: Ick hep muh-self ligggg-tuh-like buh-foult, cunt ooh un taksi for my best-helen

"So, what's a nice girl/boy like you doing in a place like this?"
Dutch: Wat doet een leuke meid/jongen als jij nou in een tent als deze?
Phonetic: Wot doot un low-kuh my-d/yong-un arls yigh now in un tent arls day-zuh?

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"How much is it?"
Dutch: Hoeveel kost dat?
Phonetic: Who-fail cost duht?

"Please pump my stomach"
Dutch: Kunt u alstublieft mijn maag leegpompen?
Phonetic: Cunt ooh ul-stew-bleeft mine margh lay-gh-pom-pun?

"Don't tell my girlfriend / wife / boyfriend / husband"
Dutch: Vertel het niet aan mijn vriendin/vrouw/vriend/man.
Phonetic: Fur-tell ut neet on mine vrin-din/frau/vrint/mun.

"Doctor, it really burns/stings/itches"
Dutch: Dokter, het brandt/prikt/jeukt .
Phonetic: Dock-tor, hut bran-t/prick-t/yoke-t


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